[Veserv]

No, Tesla declares in their manual that Autopilot can only be used safely if you "keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times". Tesla is only being required to follow their own legal requirements.

Other vehicle manufacturers do not state you must keep your hands on the wheel to safely operate their ADAS features, instead relying on camera-based driver monitoring systems, and are thus not required to issue any "hands-on" warning.

If Tesla wants to deploy a product as advanced as other manufacturers so they can get rid of the "annoying nag" they can just release a product that can, and legally indicates, it can be safely operated hands-free. But, then they would no longer be able to blame the driver for not keeping their hands on the wheel (as it says in the manual) in the event of a death as they have repeatedly.

[dventimi]

Excellent point! Bravo